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Culture stories, features and commentaries:

As Hollywood lures back ‘runaway productions,’ the Bay Area steps into the spotlight

Move over, Instagram influencers: The magic of TikTok is authenticity

Without Google, people behind bars pen their questions to librarians

Memes on Instagram, Reddit bring comfort to people struggling with depression

At home in my hijab: How the internet helped me embrace modest clothing

Trying Impossible Foods’ fake pork as a practicing Muslim was super weird

In a world of Google and Amazon, libraries rethink their role

Instagram and TikTok are failing everyone with an eating disorder

UAE’s Hope Mars probe could change everything we know about the red planet

Send your ashes into orbit for a funeral in space

Beyond Tinder: How Muslim millennials are looking for love

Coronavirus memes help an isolated world cope with ‘existential dread’

Instagram for kids could be coming, and it would be disastrous 

Why TikTok’s inverted filter is turning people’s self-esteem upside down

Wildfires Are Raging Across the World. How NASA Is Using Satellite Data to Fight Back 

The Titanic Gets Digitally Cloned in This New National Geographic Documentary

AI Slop Has Turned Social Media Into an Antisocial Wasteland

Mobile stories, reviews and commentaries:

I Ditched My Android for an iPhone, and I Don’t Regret It

How I Feel One Year After Ditching My Android for an iPhone

An Inside Look at How Google Built Its Immersive View for Maps

Glued to Your Phone? Here’s Why, and How To Stop

As Broadband Access Lags, Cities Build Their Own Networks to Get Communities Online

AI Was Google’s Biggest ‘Product’ at I/O. Tech Keynotes Will Never Be the Same

Subscription Fatigue: AI Phone Features Will Soon Cost Us. Why I’m Not Sold

Apple’s Focus on Hardware, Not Apple Intelligence, Was a Breath of Fresh Air

Fake Photos Are Already Everywhere. Apple’s AI Clean Up Tool Won’t Make Things Worse

I Saw Shockingly Thin Phones Everywhere at MWC 2025. But Do People Even Want Them?

Phone reviews: 

Apple’s Super-Slim iPhone Air Had Me on Edge… Until I Tested It

I Was Wrong About the Galaxy S25 Edge. The Thin Phone Hype Might Be Legit

Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus Review: AI That’s Enjoyable Without Being Overwhelming

Oppo Find N5 Review: A Remarkably Thin and Practical Foldable Phone

Motorola Razr 2024 Review: My Favorite New Party Trick That’s Also a Practical Phone

Samsung Galaxy A35 Review: An Enjoyable, Sometimes Surprising, $400 Phone

My First Day With the Galaxy S25 Edge: Battery Life Be Damned, I’m in Love 

Self-driving vehicle stories:

No Steering Wheel, Pedals or Driver’s Seat: Is Zoox the Future of Robotaxis?

Self-Driving Cars Are Having a Moment. You Just Have to Be in the Right Place

Waymo: Everything to Know About the Growing Robotaxi Service

Watch Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Navigate a Freeway

Waymo’s New Feature Scans for Cyclists, Other Cars to Prevent Accidents

Elon Musk Unveils the Long-Awaited Robotaxi and Tesla’s Autonomous Future

Movie reviews and commentaries:

Avengers: Endgame is here — How I survived Marvel’s 59-hour movie marathon

Pixar’s Onward a touching reflection on alienation in a tech-filled world

I watched Lost for the first time. Here’s why it’s the perfect 2020 binge 

Happier Than Ever might be the best way to see Billie Eilish

Toy Story 4 shows how far Pixar’s animation has come

‘Ms. Marvel’ on Disney Plus Is the Muslim Representation I’ve Been Waiting For

‘Ms. Marvel’ Creators Talk Identity, Culture and That Surprise Ending

Netflix Is Trying No-Binge Release Schedules for Shows. It’s About Time

Hala on Apple TV Plus: A missed opportunity to shatter Muslim stereotypes 

Hulu’s ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ Is a Refreshing Exploration of Faith and Love

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Has Tempered My Disdain for Live-Action Remakes

Celebrity interviews and features:

How video illusionist Zach King enchants millions on TikTok and Instagram

Kelly Slater made the perfect wave… in a desert

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Don’t chase Instagram likes and YouTube followers

The Boys on Amazon: Star Erin Moriarty talks superhero mania, Marvel, #MeToo

For Stuber stars, the Uber insanity is all too real

Audible adds Harry Potter ‘Beedle the Bard’ starring Jude Law, Bonnie Wright

Disney Plus’ Secrets of the Whales gives intimate look at lives of belugas, orcas and more

Harry Potter’s Evanna Lynch Shares Exclusive Details About ‘From the Wizarding Archive’

Accessibility features:

As Hollywood and tech look to boost diversity, accessibility is finally having its moment

AI Is Turning Phones Into Smarter Accessibility Tools. And It’s Just Getting Started

AI-Powered Closed Captions Could Open Up New Possibilities — and Pitfalls 

COVID-19 exposes hypocrisy over lack of disability accommodations

How tech is slowly working to make elections more accessible

COVID-19 showed digital accessibility is critical. Advocates don’t want you to forget

Diversity and inclusion stories:

Hollywood is slowly working to rectify decades of Muslim misrepresentation

NASA engineer tells women in STEM: Don’t be hidden figures

Disney Plus Launchpad film series wants to give diverse stories a screen

Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz on Black Lives Matter and her father’s legacy

Ramadan during coronavirus means ‘a complete reevaluation’

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